Mad comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Travel back to the Eighties in this comic compilation of the best of MAD's look at the decade! From the Me Generation and Brat Pack to Michael Jackson and the Cosbys, this one's got it all...and then some! Softcover, 6-in. x 7 3/4-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

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1st Edition (Little, Brown and Company) - 1st printing. Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Cover by Norman Mingo and Jack Davis. Travel back to the wacky Fifties in this comic compilation of the best of MAD's early years! From the Cold War and Richard Nixon (the first time around) to Howdy Doody and Mickey Mouse, this one's got it all...and then some! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st Edition (Quality Book Club) - 1st printing. Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Cover by Norman Mingo and Jack Davis. Travel back to the wacky Fifties in this comic compilation of the best of MAD's early years! From the Cold War and Richard Nixon (the first time around) to Howdy Doody and Mickey Mouse, this one's got it all...and then some! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. No Cover Price.

1st printing. Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Cover by Mark Stutzman. Hey kids, remember the Nineties? We don't! Here's a MAD look back at the past decade as seen through the twisted eyes of America's foremost satire magazine. This MADcap compendium rehashes the best send-ups, takeoffs, and put-ons from the era that brought us the Internet, the first Gulf War, Bill Clinton (and Monica!), and much more! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mad (1952- ) #1-6. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, John Severin, Wallace Wood, and Will Elder. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. When it first appeared on newsstands in 1952, no one could have known the scope of its eventual success - least of all the men who brought it into existence. It was just another 10-cent comic book, one of hundreds of titles that crowded the country's shelves and vied for the attention of a fickle and mercurial audience. It was called MAD, and it promised "Humor in a Jugular Vein." Hardcover, Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Mad (1952- ) #1-6. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, John Severin, Wallace Wood, and Will Elder. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Reoffered to coincide with THE MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 1, this volume collects the first six issues of the comic book that threw the rulebook out the window and redefined comedy and satire for generations to come. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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MISSING BONUS: Does NOT include 33 1/3 rpm record entitled "The Mad Disco Record." Cover by Jack Rickard. Stories and art by Don Martin, Stan Hart, Dick DeBartolo, Norm Blagman, Larry Siegel, Frank Jacobs, Don (Duck) Edwing, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Jack Davis, and Sergio Aragones. A one-shot MAD special featuring new material, rather than the reprinted content of the Super Specials. Disco, a very trendy form of club/dance music in the late 1970s, gets the full Mad treatment: Spoof profiles and exposes of disco clubs featuring art by Mort Drucker and Jack Davis. Stories (and special disco sound effects) by Don Martin. A Mad History of Dancing, and Disco Mother Goose. Bonus Record is missing, but the issue does include sheet music and lyrics for parody disco songs such as "Barely Alive" and "Disco Suicide." Mad Disco Records Music and Lyrics Sheets; Mads Disco Owner of the Year; A Mad History of Dancing; Mads Disco Mother Goose; Slipped Disco Magazine; Don Martins Guide to Some Very Obscure Disco Sounds; Six Minutes Looks at the Disco Business; One Day on Main Street; One Night at a Disco; Take This Doctor's Advice! Get Out There and Boogie! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

COMPLETE WITH BONUS: 33 1/3 rpm record entitled "The Mad Disco Record." Cover by Jack Rickard. Stories and art by Don Martin, Stan Hart, Dick DeBartolo, Norm Blagman, Larry Siegel, Frank Jacobs, Don (Duck) Edwing, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Jack Davis, and Sergio Aragones, plus music by Phyliss Harris, Karl Harris, Angela Harris, Norm Blagman and Sam Bobrick. A one-shot MAD special featuring new material, rather than the reprinted content of the Super Specials. Disco, a very trendy form of club/dance music in the late 1970s, gets the full Mad treatment: Spoof profiles and exposes of disco clubs featuring art by Mort Drucker and Jack Davis. Stories (and special disco sound effects) by Don Martin. A Mad History of Dancing, and Disco Mother Goose. Includes Bonus Record, a detachable vinyl novelty disk that plays parody disco songs such as "Barely Alive" and "Disco Suicide" on a phonograph record music player. Mad Disco Records Music and Lyrics Sheets; Mads Disco Owner of the Year; A Mad History of Dancing; Mads Disco Mother Goose; Slipped Disco Magazine; Don Martins Guide to Some Very Obscure Disco Sounds; Six Minutes Looks at the Disco Business; One Day on Main Street; One Night at a Disco; Take This Doctor's Advice! Get Out There and Boogie! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

1st printing. By Al Jaffee. Foreword by Charles M. Schulz. A ridiculous collection of fold-ins from the pages of Mad Magazine. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 110 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st printing. Introduction by Steve Allen. Featuring hilarious strips from the first five years of Mad Magazine! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 136 pages, B&W.

2nd or later printing. Introduction by Steve Allen. Featuring hilarious strips from the first five years of Mad Magazine! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. Introduction by Steve Allen. Featuring hilarious strips from the first five years of Mad Magazine! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 136 pages, B&W.

Signet Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Join MAD in orbit...and explore some amazing modern phenomena like: the state of weightlessness, the sudden loss of communication, the process of liftoff, the suc-sex-ful re-entry procedure, and more! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. By Sergio Aragones. A sight for sore eyes! Mainly...this collection of Sergio Aragones's "Mad Marginals" has been faithfully re-drawn and enlarged by their creator to magnify your amusement. So here is a good opportunity to enjoy these hilarious "Drawn-Out Dramas" without straining you eyes - only your wallet! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By Sergio Aragones. A sight for sore eyes! Mainly...this collection of Sergio Aragones's "Mad Marginals" has been faithfully re-drawn and enlarged by their creator to magnify your amusement. So here is a good opportunity to enjoy these hilarious "Drawn-Out Dramas" without straining you eyes - only your wallet! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. In anticipation of the upcoming blockbuster film Mad Max: Fury Road, 65 of comics' best artists took to the post-apocalyptic landscape to interpret this gorgeous and desolate world of George Miller's design. Inspired by images from the film, each of these visionary artists brings their unique style to a double-page spread of part of the world of Mad Max, with commentary from the artists and Miller himself. From breathtaking action sequences to heartbreaking character portraits, Fury Road will be perfectly captured by a one-of-a-kind array of comics legends, side-by-side with some of the most exciting new talent in the industry! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Vernard Eller, Professor of Religion, LaVerne College. From takeoffs on the current crop of dull movies to biting satires on American politics to caricatures of the typical middle-class family, MAD's "trash" is calculated comment on modern society. Concentrating on the Ten Commandments of the Judaic-Christian tradition, Vernard Eller reveals favorite MAD articles for the subversive moral documents they really are. In fact, it's almost as if the editors pledge monthly allegiance to an 11th Commandment -"Thou shalt put down all sham and hypocrisy." Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.95.

1st printing. Collects material from Evil Eye (1998-2004) #1-12. Story and art by Richard Sala. Gothic horror, madcap comedy, and an old-fashioned murder mystery coalesce perfectly in this chiling graphic novel. This book collects "Reflections in a Glass Scorpion" which originally appeared in Evil Eye #1-12. In Mad Night, his follow-up to The Chuckling Whatsit, Sala follows ace detective Judy Drood and her reluctant companion Kasper Keene as they try to unravel a string of mysterious occurrences and heinous murders in the usually tranquil Lone Mountain College. Sala's superbly elegant, shadowy draftsmanship and wittily spooky storytelling make Mad Night a wonderful romp for fans of gothic horror. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Mad Picks collects articles and and cartoons picked by the Mad creative team. Softcover, 8 1/4" x 10 7/8", 112 pages, full color. Cover price $11.99.

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Written by Desmond Devlin. A full-color, all-new special! The Usual Gang of Idiots turn it up to eleven and bring the music industry to its knees. With an unexpected combination of high technology and lowbrow humor, this one's got everything you'd expect from a video/music channel and more (presented without commercial interruption). It's 48 pages slamming your favorite music videos, including those of Puff Daddy, Aerosmith, Spice Girls, Dr. Dre, Madonna, Soundgarden, Alanis Morissette, Michael Jackson, Hanson, Will Smith and more! Shocking stuff they'll never pop up on VH1! FC, Miraweb Format. Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Jacob Lambert. Art and cover by Tom Richmond.

Mad Magazine knows there are more important vehicles to protect in this 100% Unauthorized parody of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus! While Batman is busy fighting crime on the mean streets of Gotham City, it's up to us to keep an eye on the Batmobile. The only problem? The Penguin really, really wants to drive it! Should we let him?

In this all-new story from the Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine, the best-selling children's book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus is parodied with the heroes and villains from the world of Batman!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing. Written by Dave Croatto. Art and cover by Tom Richmond. A 100% UNauthorized parody of Goodnight, Moon-as only the world-(in)famous MAD Magazine can do it! Batman may be ready for bed-but crime never sleeps! And before the Caped Crusader can turn in for the night, he'll have to deal with villains like The Joker, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, and the Penguin! If the Dark Knight hopes to ever catch some Zs, he'll have to catch Gotham City's most dangerous criminals first! In this all-new story from The Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine, the bestselling children's book Goodnight, Moon is parodied with the heroes and villains from the world of Batman! Hardcover, 32 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Peter Kuper. Featuring 65 explosive adventures! This explosive new special issue collects more than 40 classic Spy Vs. Spy adventures by Antonio Prohias and Peter Kuper! It also includes FIVE all-new, collectible mini-posters from five amazingly-outstanding artists: Jim Lee, Tom Bunk, Peter Bagge, Evan Dorkin and Bob Staake! There's no use fighting it go out and buy it today! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

2nd or later printing. By Peter Kuper. Featuring 65 explosive adventures! This explosive new special issue collects more than 40 classic Spy Vs. Spy adventures by Antonio Prohias and Peter Kuper! It also includes FIVE all-new, collectible mini-posters from five amazingly-outstanding artists: Jim Lee, Tom Bunk, Peter Bagge, Evan Dorkin and Bob Staake! There's no use fighting it go out and buy it today! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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Story, art and cover by Cathy Hill. The misadventures of a group of neurotic raccoons. Virgil, Uncle Erf, Orly and Poppyseed, Racketty-Ann, Myrlie, Erzy and Grandpa Prickle deal with people-like problems. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. A book of satire and parody...with a vital message from Roger Price! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. A book of satire and parody...with a vital message from Roger Price! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Signet Books Edition - 1st printing. Taste it! It's a package of sugar-coated satires, bitter-sweet blasts, marshmallow mischief, nutty nonsense, raspberries and grapes! But mainly THE MAD SAMPLER is a collection of wit, man! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Signet Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Taste it! It's a package of sugar-coated satires, bitter-sweet blasts, marshmallow mischief, nutty nonsense, raspberries and grapes! But mainly THE MAD SAMPLER is a collection of wit, man! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS The Cold War may be over, but their rivalry lives on in the pages of MAD Magazine and on the new MAD show now airing on Cartoon Network! Now, MAD celebrates everyone's favorite Black and White spies with this Special featuring the best of Spy vs. Spy cartoonists Antonio Prohias and Peter Kuper - plus new Spy stories from some of today's hottest cartoonists! RETROSOLICITED ? On sale NOVEMBER 10 ? 56 pg, FC Cover price $5.99.

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Yellow Book Cover - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on printings may vary. With straight talk by Roby and Roy! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

1st printing. "...for Those Bored of Education!" By The Usual Gang of Idiots. From homework excuses to how to write an A+ paper, this compilation of humorous school-related comics from MAD Magazine will keep you laughing all year long. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

2nd and later printings. "...for Those Bored of Education!" By The Usual Gang of Idiots. From homework excuses to how to write an A+ paper, this compilation of humorous school-related comics from MAD Magazine will keep you laughing all year long. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

1st Printing - Written by Frank Jacobs, Illustrated by Bob Clarke. All the CATS agree that the Mad Turned-On Zoo is big GAME entertainment! So... join the PACK and bag it for your DEN! Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

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Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Frank Santopadre, Tom Bunk, Gerry Gersten, Paul Coker, Jr., Rick Tulka, Mort Drucker, Sam Viviano, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, and Sergio Aragones. A one-shot MAD special celebrating the debut of the Mad TV sketch-comedy show. Previously unpublished material includes joke bios of the Season 1 cast, featuring caricatures by Gerry Gersten. Also, fumetti recreating Mad TV skits with still photos, and strips about the show from Mad artists Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones. Reprints include classic Don Martin and Spy vs. Spy strips. Cover features photos of the original Mad TV cast, many of whom went on to greater stardom, including Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Orlando Jones and Nicole Sullivan. Meet the Cast of Mad TV; What's on the Other Channels?; Gump Fiction; Spy vs. Spy; The Lighter Side of Mad TV; One Fine Evening in the Castle; Sergio Aragones on the Set of Mad TV; Commercials We'd Like to See; One Day on a Tennis Court; It Ain't Easy!; One Fine Day at Campsite 39-B; Commercials We'd Like to See; Second Hand Cancer; Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions on the Set of Mad TV; Siskel & Ebert Review Mad TV. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing.

Written by Frank Jacobs. Art by Sergio Aragones, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Don Martin, Harry North, Jack Richard, and George Woodbridge.

A Mad Big Book. Not a word cut, not a word omitted! Every page as it first appeared in Mad Magazine.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

Warner Books Edition - 1st printing. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W.

Warner Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Warner Books Edition - 1st printing. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W.

Warner Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Warner Books Edition - 1st printing. "Mad's Maddest Artist Don Martin Steps Out!" Be on your guard America... Don Martin the nation's zaniest cartoonist, has temporarily escaped the custody of Mad magazine. He's on his own and even Warner can't hold him back! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $0.95.

Warner Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. "Mad's Maddest Artist Don Martin Steps Out!" Artist Don Martin Steps Out!" Be on your guard America... Don Martin the nation's zaniest cartoonist, has temporarily escaped the custody of Mad magazine. He's on his own and even Warner can't hold him back! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 226 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.95.

1st printing. Featuring a foreword by Patrick McDonnell (creator of Mutts). For over five decades, MAD Magazine has kept devoted audiences in stitches with its consistently excellent and surprisingly relevant satire. From the witty, shameless writing to the amusing, colorful comic illustrations, MAD is a timeless American classic. For the first time ever, here is a "greatest hits" collection of one of MAD's most popular and prolific artists - Sergio Aragones - hand-picked by the artist and featuring his greatest work from his debut with MAD in 1963 to the present.Assembled chronologically, it's packed with memorable cartoons, insightful interviews, new cover artwork commissioned exclusively for this tome, and a special pull-out poster of Sergio's "Marginals," the wildly popular mini-cartoons that have appeared in MAD's marginals for over 40 years. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. Featuring a foreword by Patrick McDonnell (creator of Mutts). For over five decades, MAD Magazine has kept devoted audiences in stitches with its consistently excellent and surprisingly relevant satire. From the witty, shameless writing to the amusing, colorful comic illustrations, MAD is a timeless American classic. For the first time ever, here is a "greatest hits" collection of one of MAD's most popular and prolific artists - Sergio Aragones - hand-picked by the artist and featuring his greatest work from his debut with MAD in 1963 to the present.Assembled chronologically, it's packed with memorable cartoons, insightful interviews, new cover artwork commissioned exclusively for this tome, and a special pull-out poster of Sergio's "Marginals," the wildly popular mini-cartoons that have appeared in MAD's marginals for over 40 years. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art and cover by Wally Wood. Again, hoo hah! One of MAD's original "Usual Gang of Idiots," Wally Wood specialized in parodies of science fiction and war stories, as well as slick Hollywood films. This new title collects his work from the original 23 issues of the MAD comic book, all written by Harvey Kurtzman, including twisted takes on Superman, Batman, Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, Prince Valiant, Julius Caesar, and movies like The Wild One, The Caine Mutiny and On the Waterfront. Softcover, 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art and cover by Will Elder. Yet again, hoo hah! One of MAD's original "Usual Gang of Idiots," Bill Elder may have been MAD's most versatile artist, able to mimic any other artist's style while still retaining his own "chicken fat" approach to cartooning. This new title collects his work from the original 23 issues of the MAD comic book, all written by Harvey Kurtzman, including parodies of Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Wonder Woman, Archie Comics, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, The Shadow, Dragnet, and much more. Softcover, 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. A Mad Big Book. This is a hilarious collection of some of acclaimed cartoonist Serio Aragones' best work from Mad Magazine. This is some funny stuff from the creator of Groo the Wanderer. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2 -in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

2nd and later printings. A Mad Big Book. This is a hilarious collection of some of acclaimed cartoonist Serio Aragones' best work from Mad Magazine. This is some funny stuff from the creator of Groo the Wanderer. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2 -in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

1st printing. By Al Jaffee. Collection of Al Jaffee's lowlights from Mad magazine, written and/or drawn by Al Jaffee. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: In 2016, AL JAFFEE was recognized by Guinness Book of World Records for the world record for Longest Career as a Comics Artist. A record of 73 years and three months. - Odinson, Lone Star Comic Archivist Cover price $3.95.